With forecast total expenditure of nearly US $65 billion between now and the year 2020, the global FLNG market is set for a period of significant expansion.

E&P Magazine - April 2014

With forecast total expenditure of nearly US $65 billion between now and the year 2020, the global FLNG market is set for a period of significant expansion.

As I See It

Rebooting the GoM

Recent moves by specialist operators in the GoM highlight how much life is left in this basin. It’s not so much a mini-revival but rather – potentially – a whole fresh start.

Cover Story

FLNG market riding investment wave

With forecast total expenditure of nearly US $65 billion between now and the year 2020, the global FLNG market is set for a period of significant expansion.

Shell’s Prelude development opens FLNG floodgate

With an eye on moving liquefaction plants offshore to reduce costs, operators in Australia, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea, Israel, and the US Gulf Coast are studying FLNG projects.

Exploration Technologies

Arctic surveys take careful planning

Chevron’s success in the Beaufort Sea provides a blueprint for successful harsh-environment operations.

Drilling Technologies

Oil and water do mix in design of semisubmersible fish farm

New design combines technology from the Norwegian fish farming industry and the offshore oil and gas sector.

Completions and Production

‘Baby, it’s cold outside’

Production takes a dip in one of the coldest Bakken winters, but ‘spring will come again.’

Offshore Advances

Subsea splashes down at Sakhalin

Selection of proven subsea production technology by Russian gas giant delivers an offshore first for Sakhalin III.

Digital Solutions

EBS allows company to dive deep

Predictive analytics in real time offer opportunity to change course before incidents occur.

Features

Arctic offshore pipeline design challenges

Ice creates unique challenges in design and installation considerations in the Arctic offshore.

Company’s solar EOR success no mirage

Pilot project in Oman reduces need for natural gas in thermal EOR.

Custom EOR reduces natural, synthetic damage to wellbore

Operator chooses customized solution after it is tested and meets with success.

Flare gas regulation: challenges, opportunities for energy companies

With growth comes growing pains and increased scrutiny for fracing, but some companies are adjusting and profiting as a result.

FTG survey helps derisk Barents Sea exploration

The growth of multiclient FTG surveys aids explorers in frontier areas.

Great expectations prevail in Mexico

While productivity is expected to remain flat in 2014, the future looks bright for the big four service companies.

ICDs with feedback control for steam conformance

Simulation shows benefits of hybrid completion system for SAGD wells.

Improving R&D through collaboration

Companies team up to develop enhanced reservoir intelligence.

Logging depends on conveyance, versatility

Complex wellbores are driving advances in wireline tools and techniques.

Managing the risk calculus in the Arab Spring

Operators need to strike a balance between protecting their people and assets, managing operational imperatives, and dealing with multifarious threats on the ground.

Marcellus activity continues apace

Conference presentations reflect rosy outlook.

Mexico says ‘bienvenido’

After 75 years of Pemex monopoly, Mexico will welcome foreign investors.

Mexico’s post-reform business opportunity

Oil services to see opportunities in the second half of 2015 while opportunities for operators follow later this decade.

MPD techniques overcome formation damage

Total circulation losses are prevented in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Newbuild rig cycle underway

Move to pad drilling generates demand for new high-spec rigs.

Old tech used in new ways boosts production, cuts costs

Air foam is ideal for sand cleanout, bridge plug drilling, fluid recovery, fishing, and deepening projects in lost circulation zones or pressure-depleted reservoirs.

Operator finds optimal solution for steamflooding operation

Choosing the right HP/HT steam-resistant elastomer seal was critical in EOR job.

Powering up the seabed

With subsea processing technologies firmly established as a viable development solution, the industry’s attention is focused on how to supply the power required to drive the large and complex systems destined for the seabed.

Protecting offshore operations from ice hazards

New ice management system helps operators keep Arctic offshore drilling and production facilities safe.

Ready, set, go: Croatia to launch first offshore licensing round

About a year following the unveiling of a new hydrocarbons law, Croatia will offer onshore and offshore blocks.

Using fluorescence for oil spill detection and mapping

Airborne or AUV-deployed optical sensor systems enable oil spill detection in the Arctic.

Well stimulation firms see rising demand in the Rockies

Oil plays driving increased development.

What will reform mean for Pemex?

The number of Mexican monopolies is set to decline with the country’s passage of energy reform.

Wireless-enabled downhole tools aid deepwater well test

Measurements allow engineers to make decisions in real time.

Would you like some towed-streamer EM with your seismic?

Simultaneous acquisition of seismic and EM provides more subsurface information.

Tech Watch

Multiple attenuation: strategy that addresses current challenges

A proposed plan recognizes real and prioritized open issues and defines and addresses challenges. (Part 1 of a two-part series)

Tech Trends

Activity Highlights

On The Move

Last Word

Selecting the best EOR technique

Operators should consider EOR in the early stages of field development planning to maximize asset returns.

Industry Impact

Creating a more accurate drilling modeling tool

Design platform decreases length of drillbit development cycle and can be used on multiple drive systems.

Management Report

Slow HR processes result in lost talent for majors

Recruits have too many offers pending to wait weeks for the second interview.